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Troubled Times: Why the Effort to Remove the Stigma of Mental Illness Is Backfiring

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Are anti-stigma efforts helping or hindering a public policy will to help mentally ill Americans?

California Crime: From ‘Three Strikes’ to ‘No Strikes’?

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California is leading the nation in efforts to reduce mass incarceration — but will it backfire?

American Competitiveness: The New Untouchables or The New Half Truth?

On By The Social CriticIn Economics & Globalization, Politics & Public Policy, Technology & Science4 Comments

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman makes a superficially compelling case for reforming education in pursuit of American Competitiveness. But is he overstating its promise?